whiteperl has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm getting into game programing. (C++) Sooner or later I will need to Embed a scripting language in my program. Since I am familar with perl I have decided to use it. The problem is the examples of how to embed it in a C program are for *nix based compilers and I use windows. Has anyone ever done this using ActiveState perl? I use Borland C++ builder 4.5 and Dev C++. thanks

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Re: Embed perl in C/C++
by Zaxo (Archbishop) on May 31, 2003 at 20:23 UTC

    See perlembed. You may have difficulty with your compiler butting heads with the compiler used to build perl.

    After Compline,
    Zaxo

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      Thanks I tried that link before and followed the instructions. The problems start at #include <perl.h>, apparently Borland dosent like that header file. This was about a week ago so I cant rember the exact errors and warnings. What I do know is that I added the libs and header files I was supposed to. Thats why I asked specifically about windows, the example seems to be *nix biased. I wanted someone who actually did it before. Preferably with a non M$ compiler. Thanks again.
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        The perl.h header file is part of the perl installation, it wouldn't be in the Borland distro. You need to add the location of the perl headers to the #include search path. On mine, that is in the perl library location at {version}/{platform}/CORE .

        After Compline,
        Zaxo

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Re: Embed perl in C/C++
by DigitalKitty (Parson) on May 31, 2003 at 20:52 UTC
    Hi whiteperl.

    Embedding provides a great deal of power, speed, etc. In order to help facilitate your objective, I thought the following book might be of use:

    • Title:Extending and Embedding Perl
    • List Price:$44.95
    • ISBN:1930110820
    • Publisher:Manning Press

    You can peruse the table of contents and code at:
    http://www.manning.com/jenness/index.html

    Hope this helps,
    -Katie.
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      Thanks If all else fails I will buy a book on the topic. At this stage i'll keep trying though.
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